When Mark Millar was 13, he sent in his very first comic book proposal to a publisher. It was for a title called Conquered , and featured a drawing of a dragon attacking The White House. The young Scottish kid had a simple pitch: a portal opens, fantasy creatures pour out, and they conquer America.

DC Comics editor Julius Schwartz sent Millar a nice rejection letter at the time. But now 43 years later — after Millar became a big name in comics with titles such as Kick-Ass and Kingsman — Conquered is becoming a reality.

Millar launches a Kickstarter today for the first of four volumes, made with artist Valerio Giangiordano, known for Millar’s Nemesis: Rogue’s Gallery and Todd McFarlane’s Spawn series. The artist has quietly been working on the project since the top of 2025

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